Job Description

Requisition ID: 177294

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

Job Category: Wholesale Sales Atlantic

Travel Requirements: 50%+

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Newfoundland and Labrador

City: Grand Falls / Gander / Lewisporte / Baie Verte / Springdale / Bishops Falls /Twillingate /Glovertown

Location: 0023 Grandfalls RSC

Postal Code:

Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better \xe2\x80\x93 great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Ready to Make an impact?

Reporting to the Wholesale Atlantic Sales Manager, the primary role of the Wholesale Sales Representative is to develop new customers and conduct consulting visits to stores to ensure that we maintain and increase sales and profits while meeting weekly sales and revenue targets. This role will be focused on supporting Central Newfoundland, from Baie Verte to Glovertown, including Gander, Grand Falls and Lewisporte, etc..

Here\xe2\x80\x99s where you\xe2\x80\x99ll be focusing:

• Conduct regular sales visits to stores
• Increase sales and profitability within budget
• Provide sales advice to customers and national accounts
• Present service, sales programs and special products to customers
• Provide exceptional customer service to meet customer needs and ensure continued customer loyalty
• Recruit new merchants by offering them a long-term supply agreement and renewing our existing customers\' agreements.
• Present potential new customers with a comprehensive sales program including all services and pricing. Provide overall merchandising and operational assistance for store set-up. Keep management informed of competitive activity and market changes
• Maintain accounts receivable within our credit terms
• Other duties as required.

What you have to offer:

• Undergraduate degree or related experience with two (2) years of sales experience, preferably in the food industry
• Experience in grocery sales and knowledge of retail stores (an asset)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ordering tools
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and achieve objectives
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain a client base
• Ability to effectively problem solve

If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do, and you are excited about what Sobeys has to offer, then we look forward to reviewing your application. Please ensure that you take the time to ensure your profile shows us why you\xe2\x80\x99re the most qualified applicant for the role.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading Canadian company with a clear vision and focus. We are only accepting online applications and welcome applications from all qualified people interested in this challenge. We will be contacting only those who will be selected to interview.

Sobeys offers our employees many valuable benefits such as:

• A high-paced environment where you will embrace and lean into change to ensure the company is competitive.
• A People-first culture where Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are at the forefront of what we do and who we are.
• An opportunity to build your career with a progressive company that is passionate about providing development and advancement opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package, including pension matching and hybrid work arrangements.

We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.

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